An ongoing dispute between Honda and Criswell Acura has escalated with the filing of a lawsuit against the factory, seeking to recoup losses from a 2024 Acura ZDX that failed at 400 miles. +
Herb Chambers will pay $11.8 million to settle allegations that eight of his companies improperly obtained federal COVID-19 relief funds. Executives and attorneys blamed confusion over shifting guidelines. +
Several customers of Oxford County Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Paris, Maine, tell the U.S. Sun their vehicles are locked up in the dealership, which was forced to close last week. +
The owner of two Los Angeles-area Nissan dealerships says the factory orchestrated a “deliberate and nefarious scheme” to “suffocate” his rooftops by purposely depriving them of needed inventory. +
Nikola founder and former CEO Trevor Milton says he has been pardoned by President Donald Trump, escaping a four-year federal prison sentence and $1 million fine. +
VicOne’s latest annual report finds cyberattacks cost the global automotive industry $22.5 billion last year — including $20 billion in data leakage — up from about $1 billion in 2022. +
Point Predictive’s latest Auto Lending Fraud Trends Report finds auto finance sources face an estimated $9.2 billion in loss exposure, fueled primarily by “first-party” credit application fraud. +
Attorney Tom Oscherwitz says generative AI-powered “deepfakes” are giving criminals new ways to defraud dealers and finance sources and spurring the development of new detection tools.+
Auto Dealership Partners has won an $18 million judgment against Ford Motor Co. after accusing the factory of engaging in “deceit and fraud” by blocking the purchase of a Benton, Ark., franchise. +
Wisconsin Department of Transportation officials are warning car buyers to be on the lookout for fraudsters posing as dealers by cloning websites and social media profiles and accepting payments via wire transfer. +
